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Seal bombs are being used in California fisheries to deter marine mammals from fish nets and fishing grounds. But the practice poses significant risk to marine life, regulation is weak, and research guiding current policy is outdated and incomplete.
| by Mary Chen MANPTS '19
Middlebury Institute student Chuck Woodson and Professor Orion Lewis of Middlebury College have created a Special Operations Research Database as a resource for analysis and lessons for future counterterrorism policy.
| by Rachel Christopherson & Mark Spalding
The Sustainable Blue Economy Conference, held November 26-28, 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya, focused on the theme, ‘The Blue Economy and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.’
| by Rachel Christopherson & Molly Laughlin
The majority of America’s wetlands have been lost to development, conversion, and erosion but major efforts to restore lost wetlands have been under way.
| by Mitchell Leong MANPTS '19
Associate Professor Philipp C. Bleek, MA NPTS student Cyrus Jabbari, and National Defense University’s Dr. Gerald Epstein was featured in a talk at the Center for the Study of WMD’s November Spotlight Seminar.
For a small research center, we have broad impact locally, at the state, national, and international levels. Our staff, students and alumni are ocean champions, tackling challenges both here and abroad. We review Center for the Blue Economy research, publications, and activities in 2018.
The Center for the Blue Economy has developed pilot software modeling 10,000 possible futures over 80 years to help the City of Monterey adapt to sea level rise.
| by Jason Scorse & Charles Colgan
The Center for the Blue Economy’s work aligns with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
| by Mitchell Leong MANPTS '19
Associate Professor Philipp C. Bleek’s recent lecture entitled “Chemical Weapons and their Horrible, But Also Hopeful, Past, Present and Future” received high praise from attendees of the World Affairs Council of Monterey Bay Area (WACMB).
| by Mitchell Leong MANPTS '19
Middlebury Institute students joined Apple’s Global Security and Risk Intelligence Lead Jennifer Anthony as she shared her rich experiences working for both the public and private sector.
